Abstract
Global Airport Transport Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement
Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery
Summary
“Global Airport Transport Industry Outlook to 2010” is a new
report published by Global Markets Direct in association with ICD Research
that analyzes how airport & support companies products & services spend,
procurement strategies & practices and business are being affected by the
recession. In an uncertain economic climate this report gives you access to
the category-level spending outlooks, buyer budgets, supplier selection
criteria, business challenges and investment opportunities of leading purchase
decision makers. The report also identifies buyers and suppliers future
growth, M&A and investment expectations. The research is based on an extensive
survey of senior and C-level industry executives from our market leading
panels.
Scope
- The opinions and forward looking statements of over 700 industry executives
have been captured in our in-depth survey, of which 50% represent Director &
C-level respondents
- This report covers data and analysis on buyer spend,
procurement and industry developments by airport operators, contractors,
systems integrators, air traffic control and other support companies and
airport goods and service suppliers worldwide
- The report examines
current practices and provides future expectations over the next 12-24
months
- The research is based on primary survey research conducted by
Global Markets Direct in association with ICD Research accessing its B2B
panels comprised of senior purchase decision makers and leading supplier
organizations
- Key topics covered include buyer spend activity,
procurement behaviors & strategies and how these have been affected by the
recession, threats & opportunities for the airport industry, economic outlook
and business confidence.
- In the report buyers identify what suppliers
need to do to maintain their business and the key actions being taken by
industry players to overcome the leading business threats
- The report
provides qualitative analysis of the key industry threats and opportunities
and contains full survey results
- The geographical scope of the research
is global – drawing on the activity and expectations of leading industry
players across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa & Middle East
Highlights
- Only 37% of buyers expect to increase their procurement spend over the next
12 months, a further 20% looking to maintain it at current levels, however
with many claiming to be re-evaluating their supplier base the market open to
competition is expected to increase over the coming year
- 39% of industry
buyers are seeking to engage in partnerships to optimize working capital and
reduce costs - closer cooperation between suppliers and buyers is being sought
during this time of market uncertainty
- Less than one in five industry
buyers do not regularly evaluate suppliers to ensure they meet high ethical
and environmental standards
Reasons to buy
- Drive revenues by understanding future product investment areas and growth
regions by leading industry players
- Formulate effective sales &
marketing strategies by identifying how buyer budgets are changing and where
spend will be directed to in the future
- Better promote your business by
aligning your capabilities and business practices with your customer’s
changing needs during these times of market uncertainty
- Secure stronger
customer relationships by understanding the leading business concerns and
changing strategies of buyers in the airport industry
- Effectively plan
your business strategies
- Predict how the industry will grow, consolidate
and where it will stagnate
- Uncover the business outlook, key challenges
and opportunities identified by suppliers and buyers in the industry
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